Casual styling for a leather maxi skirt




Hurrah for the weekend!




The sun is shining and it's almost the weekend! Yay! How has your week been? Mine seems to have flown by in the blink of an eye. By Friday I always like to review my week according to what I've achieved and this week seems to be sadly lacking in fanfare moments. Sticky little admin issues and sewing machine problems mean I've not got a lot to show for anther seven days. That's highlighted by the fact that my return to work is no longer a distant event, but will be a reality by the end of March. 




Today's outfit is another shopping my closet effort and one that I'm rather pleased with. The leather maxi skirt is pre-loved (The Chine Collection) and cost me £14 when I was on my shopping trip in London in Nov 2019. It's real leather and made up of lots of panels creating this lovely flared hemline.




It's the first time I've worn the skirt mainly due to the fact that I've had a bit of style block about it. A leather maxi skirt isn't all that easy to wear without it looking a bit over the top, but by adding these casual Converse boots it becomes much more wearable. 




The boots were a TK Maxx find from a few years ago. I've not worn them a lot, purely because I want to keep them looking fresh and clean - mad, eh? Anyway, here they are adding a funky edge to what could have been a bit of a white elephant.




The animal print sunglasses are by Radley London and again add a bit of edge to the overall look. 




A couple of cocktail rings add to the funk factor. The sweater is old, from H&M.








And so I'll shimmy off into the weekend where sewing, cooking and swimming will all be jockeying for position. Do you have much lined up for the next few days? The prospect of lock-down ending here in England certainly is helping to sharpen my focus on those things I want to get done before I'm whisked back to work. I hope you have a fruitful weekend too!

                                                                     Anna x

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  1. The check pattern on the boots works well with the skirt. You have reminded me, I bought a faux suede skirt similar to yours from M&S for a very silly price right at the end of a sale. (hmmm must have been back in the 90s)I never wore it. i may have given it to a charity shop or it may be in a cupboard I'll go and have a look and if I still have it I'll see what I can come up with. I have hardly bought any clothes over the last year till recently looking for things for Summer. Its a lovely sunny day today so I am off out out into the garden to plant some seeds. Too far to the sea for a swim for me. Have a lovely week end. Tessa x

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    1. I see you managed to find the skirt then! I love the idea of a splash of Coral to enliven it. We've had super weather this weekend - what about you?

      xx

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  2. This skirt is an absolutely typical Gotta Have It find that sits in one's closet. Hard to wear if one is an ordinary person. I speak from experience: among others, a long beaded dress that called my name in New Orleans years ago. I have managed to wear it twice: each time a fundraising event with a kind of 1920's theme. But I have always loved it. Another thing about leather: here on Cape Cod it grows a nice blue-grey fuzz every summer if one doesn't work hard at storing it in a heated closet.

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    1. I'm pleased to hear that I'm not alone with these little challenges...

      So is that mould that grows on your clothes - it is caused by damp?

      Have a good week x

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  3. I'm so excited for you that lockdown might be ending soon! We will still have 6+ months here in Canada due to not enough vaccines for everyone!

    I used to have a bunch of that style skirt, in denim, suede and in leather, and I ended up passing them along, as they can really take over an outfit. I adore those sweet shoes!

    happy weekend, Anna!

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    1. Gosh, how lucky we are then to have such a good supply of vaccines. I'm off for my jab in about an hour and just hope I don't get any kickback. One or two of my friends have been quite poorly for a couple of days...

      I understand why you'd give up on this style of skirt. It's taken me over a year to find the right combination to work for me.

      Have a super week x

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  4. That is a good combination, of course. I wouldn't know how to style that skirt any other way then with sneakers. We are far away from ending lock down here. I had hoped we could go to the UK in september, but i don't think that is going to happen. Enjoy your weekend. Nothing much here, as we can't have visitors.

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    1. Sorry that you're going to miss your holiday. We're very fortunate to have enough vaccine to get us all done as quickly as we are.

      Take care x

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  5. I love how you have styled your skirt Anna. I think I would have struggled to know how to do that without it looking too severe. You have done that perfectly, with your casual jumper and fabulous choice of footwear.
    You look great!
    Have a lovely week ahead.X

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    1. I must admit it's taken me a long time to style this. With heels was too much and clumpy boots were wrong for me too. I'm really happy with this and will wear it to work with maybe a pretty blouse - I'll let you see that in due course!

      Best wishes x

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  6. PS Update i have found the borwn sued skirt now to think of some ideas for what to put with it and where I would wear it when the time hopefully comes to be out and about again. ( maybe a bright flash of coral)

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  7. You totally rock it!, love your casual&cool styling of this leather skirt!, the sneakers made a difference! and also lovely striped top and those fab rings!
    besos

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    1. Cheers for that. I agree that the Converse make all the difference and bring this maxi skirt bang up to date.

      Have a lovely weekend x

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  8. Love this skirt Anna, what a beauty you look in it. Love the stripy jumper. Jacqui x

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    1. Thanks so much for that Jacqui. I'm really pleased to find that this is wearable x

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